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Escaped Convict

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Title

Escaped Convict

Type

Text

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Language

Source

Escaped Convict, Folder 16, Box 34, Superintendent's files of the Central Correctional Institution 1867-1929, S 132063, South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, S.C.

Rights

No Copyright - United States

Date

1890

Description

Convict #9586, Hosea Ross, escaped from Mr. Gilland. The correspondence states that his successful escape is due to the negligence of the guards.

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Publisher

Central Correctional Institution